Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings - March 24, 2013 by @DavidTeamHeat - Post Details
Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings - March 24, 2013
THE FACTS: After a tightly contested first half, the Philadelphia 76ers got enough separation from the Sacramento Kings to take a 117-103 win on Sunday night. Jrue Holiday barely missed a triple-double, finishing with 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Sixers (27-42). Dorell Wright added 22 points while Lavoy Allen had 20 off the Philly bench. Spencer Hawes scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 31 minutes. Tyreke Evans fought off stomach issues to score 19 points and hand out eight assists for Sacramento (25-46). Isaiah Thomas dropped in 25 points, but failed to register an assist in 29 minutes. Marcus Thornton added 22 points off the Kings bench in the loss. QUOTABLE: "It finally feels good to win on the road. I'm so happy for our guys, especially the way they bounced back after that tough tough loss in Denver. It shows a lot about our guys at this stage of the season to come out and fight." -- Sixers coach Doug Collins THE STAT: The 76ers outrebounded the Kings 48-37 on the night. As Sacramento began to run out of gas, Philadelphia beat them to every loose ball, finishing with 17 offensive rebounds to just nine for the Kings. TURNING POINT: The Kings came out flat in the third quarter and the 76ers torched them. After playing a road game in Denver last night, it looked like the Kings just ran out of gas in the second half as Philly outscored the home team 59-44 after the break. QUOTABLE II: "The amount of support they've given this team for the last 28-years has been incredible. And whether they're winning or they're losing, they come out every night and they support the team. Other than the ones that booed me, I can't say anything bad about them." -- Seattle native and Kings draft pick Spencer Hawes on the Sacramento crowd that booed him HOT: The Kings bench came in firing in the second quarter, combining for 25 points on 10-for-14 shooting. Thornton led the way with 12 points in 12 minutes, while Patrick Patterson added 10 points and grabbed three rebounds before the intermission. NOT: DeMarcus Cousins couldn't stay on the floor, playing just 27 minutes due to foul trouble. When he was in the game, he struggled, scoring just eight points on 3-for-9 shooting. GOOD MOVE: Collins had his Sixers team push the tempo against the road-weary Kings and it worked to perfection. Sacramento had no legs down the stretch and Philly took advantage. NOTABLE: Allen registered a new career-high with 20 points on 9-for-13 shooting. His previous high was 15, which he scored against the Bulls on Feb. 1, 2012. ... The 76ers set a new season-high with 117 points scored and tied their season-high in assists with 31. UP NEXT: For the 76ers, Monday @ Utah, Wednesday vs. Bucks, Friday @ Cleveland. For the Kings, Wednesday @ Golden State, Thursday @ Phoenix, Saturday vs. Lakers.
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New York Knicks vs Utah Jazz - March 18, 2013
THE FACTS: Without their leading scorer, top rebounder and best defensive player -- and at the end of a brutal five-game road trip -- the New York Knicks played with some urgency on Monday night. And that proved to be one of the factors that propelled the Knicks to a 90-83 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night. New York (39-26), without Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler, earned its only victory of a five-game road trip. J.R. Smith scored 20 points off the bench, and Raymond Felton added 19 as New York earned a season sweep over Utah (34-33). The Knicks' four-game losing streak was book-ended by wins over the Jazz. The Jazz, who blew a chance to pull even with the Los Angeles Lakers for the final Western Conference playoff spot, were led by Gordon Hayward. He had 17 points and a career-high four blocked shots. QUOTABLE: "It's been a rough stretch for us on this road trip; a lot of guys in and out of the lineup. We kept our heads up. We're still a very confident team, but wins definitely help make you feel a lot better." -- Knicks reserve center Kurt Thomas THE STAT: New York's defense was outstanding in the second half, holding the Jazz to 28.9 percent shooting after halftime. The Knicks held Utah to just five field goals and 23.8 percent shooting in the third quarter. New York's defense was at its tightest during the game's most important stretch as the Jazz missed 9 of their last 10 shots. The only made basket was a meaningless layup by Paul Millsap with 7.2 seconds remaining. TURNING POINT: The Knicks took control with a 12-1 run late in the third quarter. Smith did most of the work, making four free throws and throwing down a lob from Felton on a fast break. He also hit a running bank shot. Jason Kidd helped out with a long jumper and Felton capped the spurt with a runner to put the Knicks up 66-61 with 29.7 seconds left in the third quarter. The run was just what New York needed as it maintained its lead throughout the fourth quarter. HOT: Thomas put together an inspiring performance for the Knicks. The 40-year-old reserve center got an X-ray and some treatment on his sprained foot before the game. Thomas noticeably hobbled up and down the court at times, but he was effective at boxing out and setting screens. On several possessions, he set multiple screens that helped New York's shooters get good looks at the basket. He played a season-high 27 minutes and had six points, three rebounds and three blocked shots. Smith was New York's catalyst on offense after halftime. He attacked and got to the free-throw line after the break. He shot 9-for-10 from the free-throw line, 4-for-7 from the field and scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half. NOT: Derrick Favors' offensive limitations were on full display against the Knicks. He shot 1-for-7 from the field and 5-for-12 from the free-throw line. He finished with just seven points, but did have 13 rebounds. Al Jefferson and Mo Williams let the Jazz down with their subpar offensive outings. Jefferson shot 2-for-10 and Williams was 2-for-12 in the second half. Jefferson finished with 10 points and Williams had nine. QUOTABLE II: "I gave him the game ball after the game. I mean, he deserved it. He hadn't played 26 minutes maybe all year and we really didn't even know if he was going to play tonight. He had three big blocks. It was a total team effort, but Kurt deserved the game ball tonight." --Knicks coach Mike Woodson on Thomas GOOD MOVE: The Knicks knew exactly how to exploit Utah's defense -- with the pick-and-roll. New York went right at the Jazz, especially in the first half against Jefferson, and built an early lead to take the crowd out of the game. Rookie Chris Copeland did much of the damage, using his athleticism in pick-and-roll plays to score 14 points. BAD MOVE: Utah's offense was in disarray. Against a Knicks team missing Chandler and featuring a front line of Kenyon Martin, Thomas and Steve Novak, the Jazz failed to score near the basket. Utah scored a season-low 22 points in the paint because they didn't play inside-out. The Jazz settled for long jumpers early in possessions -- and missed a lot of them. Utah had no identity and no flow on offense against the Knicks, and it resulted in scoring its fewest points of the season. Williams is supposed to be the facilitator for Utah, but he was the team's biggest culprit of shooting early in the shot clock and playing sloppily.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks - March 15, 2013
THE FACTS: Reserves Rodrigue Beaubois, Brandan Wright and Darren Collison rallied the Dallas Mavericks to a 96-86 victory Friday against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers. Those three players accounted for all of the Mavericks' points in a decisive 17-4 run to start the fourth quarter, giving surging Dallas (31-34) its fifth win in six games. All five starters scored in double figures for Cleveland (22-43), but its bench was outscored by a whopping 60-19 margin. Beaubois was 3-for-5 from downtown and contributed 18 points and five assists in 21 minutes. It was first game in double figures since Jan. 25 and one point shy of his season high. Collison and Wright each had 13 points along with Dirk Nowitzki, who added 11 rebounds for his third straight double-double. Dion Waiters paced the Cavaliers with 21 points and fellow rookie Tyler Zeller added 10 points and 10 boards. Cleveland led by as many as 11 points and didn't trail until the 5:27 mark of the third quarter, but shot 36.8 percent (7-for-19) and committed six of its 18 turnovers in the fourth. The Cavaliers have lost five of the last six meetings with the Mavericks and 10 of their last 12 in Dallas. QUOTABLE: "We missed a bunch of wide-open shots in the second half, and they made a bunch of wide-open shots. That was the difference I thought between the first half and the second half." --Cleveland coach Byron Scott THE STAT: Even though the Mavericks were playing the second game of a back-to-back and the Cavaliers had not played since Tuesday, the Mavericks played with more energy in the second half and were much more effective at running the fast break. Dallas outscored Cleveland 19-4 in transition. TURNING POINT: Trailing 68-67, Dallas seized control with a 17-4 surge that included eight points by Wright (two dunks and two layups), seven by Beaubois and a layup by Collison. HOT: Dallas shot 70.6 percent (12-for-17) in the third quarter, including 3-for-4 from behind the arc. NOT: The Mavericks missed 10 of their first 11 field-goal attempts and shot 33.3 percent (7-for-21) in the first quarter. Their 38 first-half points matched a season low. FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Dallas sixth man Vince Carter only scored seven points, but his 3-pointer with 1:33 remaining was his 8,000th-career field goal. He is just the 33rd player in NBA history to reach that milestone. The only active players with more field goals are Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Nowitzki and Ray Allen. It was also Carter's 100th-career appearance off the bench. ROOKIE WATCH: Mavericks forward Jae Crowder grabbed a game- and career-high 14 rebounds. NOTABLE: An MRI on Friday revealed a left calf strain for Mavericks forward Shawn Marion, not the contusion the team suspected. He missed his fifth straight game and is not expected back anytime soon. Marion averages 11.7 points and a team-high 7.9 rebounds. ... Cavaliers guard Wayne Ellington was a late scratched with a sprained left ankle. ... It was the Mavericks' first win this season when scoring fewer than 20 points in the first quarter (1-5). ... Dallas is 15-2 when shooting 50 percent from the field and 19-8 when holding opponents under 100 points. ... Cleveland is 2-10 on the road against the West. ... Point guard Chris Wright, the first NBA player with multiple sclerosis, made his Dallas debut and converted a layup with 9.4 seconds remaining for his first career points. UP NEXT: For the Mavericks, Sunday vs. Oklahoma City, Monday @ Atlanta, Wednesday vs. Brooklyn. For the Cavaliers, Saturday @ San Antonio, Monday vs. Indiana, Wednesday vs. Miami.
Orlando Magic vs Dallas Mavericks - February 20, 2013
THE FACTS: A sizzling start and a fantastic finish carried the Dallas Mavericks to a 111-96 victory Wednesday against the Orlando Magic at the American Airlines Center. Dallas erupted for a season-high 42 points in the first quarter and put Orlando away with 17 unanswered points in the fourth. Dallas (24-29) won for the fourth time in five games, handing Orlando (15-39) its ninth straight road loss. Shawn Marion and Elton Brand led six Mavericks in double figures with 17 points each. Arron Afflalo scored 21 points, Maurice Harkless added 20 and Nikola Vucevic tallied 16 points and 13 rebounds for the slumping Magic, who have dropped 15 of 16. THE STAT: The road team had won the previous nine meetings in the series. The Mavericks' last win at home against Orlando was on Dec. 17, 2007. TURNING POINT: Dallas began its 17-0 run with 5:16 left in the fourth quarter, clinging to a 94-90 lead. Brandan Wright scored six points during that stretch and Dallas got 3-pointers from Marion, Vince Carter and Mike James. During the Magic's 4:06 scoring drought, they missed seven straight shots (and two free throws) and committed three turnovers. QUOTABLE: "You've got to get traction and get stops to be the kind of team we want to be. In the fourth quarter we showed we can do it. Now we've got to bring it to the whole game and be able to sustain it. That's a challenge we're going to keep embracing." -- Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle HOT: The Mavericks scored 42 points in the first, a season high for any quarter. They shot 64 percent (16-for-25), including 3-for-6 from deep, and were 7-for-7 at the line. Their previous high was 40 in the second quarter against Washington on Nov. 14. It was also the most points allowed by the Magic in the first quarter this season. QUOTABLE II: "I know Rick [Carlisle] had been talking about their team jumping out and having a better first quarter, and they did that, so that was a great effort by them." -- Magic coach Jacque Vaughn NOT: The Mavericks managed just 17 points on 23.8 percent shooting (5-for-21) in the second quarter, including a 1-for-6 effort from 3-point distance. It was their lowest-scoring period since netting 16 in the fourth quarter against Memphis on Jan. 12. FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: J.J. Redick shot just 3-for-12, including 1-for-5 from behind the arc, and finished with 10 points, three assists and two rebounds. GOOD MOVE: Late in the third, O.J. Mayo hustled back to block a layup attempt by Redick and then delivered a perfect alley-oop pass in transition to Carter for the dunk. That sparked a 10-3 run that gave the Mavericks an 83-82 lead entering the fourth. QUOTABLE III: "It's as good a hustle sequence as we've had all year. I thought the timing of it couldn't have been more key in the game." -- Rick Carlisle on Mayo's block INSIDE THE ARENA: There was a moment of silence before the game for the late Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers owner who passed away Monday. ... It was Military Appreciation Night at the American Airlines Center, featuring an enlistment ceremony for 10 new members of the United States Air Force following the first quarter. ROOKIE WATCH: Harkless scored 11 of his 20 points in the third quarter and added eight rebounds. Andrew Nicholson had 10 points and seven boards. NOTABLE: Mavericks center Chris Kaman (concussion) missed his ninth straight game. He began participating in non-contact drills earlier this week. ... Nelson left late in the fourth after tweaking his left knee on a drive to the basket. ... It was Orlando's 12th straight game with a lower 3-point percentage than its opponent. ... Dallas has blocked more shots than its opponent in eight straight games. ... The Mavs are 15-5 when holding teams under 100 points and 21-8 when shooting better than 45 percent. ... Dallas is 12-2 when playing an opponent on the second night of a back-to-back. ... Dallas is 15-1 at home when leading after three quarters. ... Orlando attempted 19 free throws in the first half and just three in the second half. ... Carter (21,810) needs four points to move past Gary Payton (21,813) for 28th place in NBA history. UP NEXT: For the Mavericks, Friday @ New Orleans, Sunday vs. L.A. Lakers, Tuesday vs. Milwaukee. For the Magic, Friday @ Memphis, Saturday vs. Cleveland, Tuesday @ Philadelphia.